KET is the first-level Cambridge ESOL exam, at Level A2 of the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. KET shows that you can cope with everyday written and spoken communications at a basic level. KET is an excellent first step, helping you to build your confidence in English and measure your progress.
Paper
Content
Marks
(% of total)
Purpose
Reading and Writing
(1 hour 10 minutes)
9 parts/56 questions
50%
Shows you can understand simple written information such as signs, brochures, newspapers and magazines.
Listening
(30 minutes, including 8 minutes' transfer time)
5 parts/25 questions
25%
Requires you to be able to understand announcements and other spoken material when people speak reasonably slowly.
Speaking
(8–10 minutes per pair of candidates)
2 parts
25%
Shows you can take part in a conversation by answering and asking simple questions. Your Speaking test will be conducted face to face with one or two other candidates and two examiners. This makes your test more realistic and more reliable.
KET is the first-level Cambridge ESOL exam, at Level A2 of the Council of Europe’s
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. KET shows that you can
cope with everyday written and spoken communications at a basic level. KET is an
excellent first step, helping you to build your confidence in English and measure your
progress.
(% of total)
(1 hour 10 minutes)
(30 minutes, including 8 minutes' transfer time)
(8–10 minutes per pair of candidates)